Minitab- A statistical tool

Minitab is a statistics package developed at the Pennsylvania State University by researchers Barbara F. Ryan, Thomas A. Ryan, Jr., and Brian L. Joiner in 1972.
It began as a light version of OMNITAB 80, a statistical analysis program by NIST.
Statistical analysis software such as Minitab automates calculations and the creation of graphs, allowing the user to focus more on the analysis of data and the interpretation of results.
It is compatible with other Minitab, LLC software.

1. Minitab BY Dr. Jitendra Patel Associate Professor AIPS, Hyderabad, India.

2. Introduction Minitab  is a statistics package developed at the Pennsylvania State University by researchers Barbara F. Ryan, Thomas A. Ryan, Jr., and Brian L. Joiner in 1972. It began as a light version of OMNITAB 80, a statistical analysis program by NIST. Statistical analysis software such as Minitab automates calculations and the creation of graphs, allowing the user to focus more on the analysis of data and the interpretation of results. It is compatible with other Minitab, LLC software.

3.  Minitab is not for all types of users. It is specially designed for the six sigma professionals . Six Sigma professionals are one of the most important factors for the business. They use Minitab to analyse the data, and on the basis of their analyzation, they improve the business process. The six sigma is all about quality management techniques . They do a lot of analysis to eliminate the defects in the products or services. Minitab was developed by Barbara F. Ryan, Thomas A. Ryan, Jr., and Brian L. Joiner in 1972 at the Pennsylvania State University. They were the researcher at that university. Minitab help has automated the calculation and the process of graph creation. Moreover , It allows the users to put more focus on data analysis and results in interpretation.

4. History Minitab is a statistics package developed in 1972 . Minitab began as a light version of OMNITAB 80, a statistical analysis program by NIST, which was conceived by Joseph Hilsenrath in years 1962-1964 as OMNITAB program for IBM 7090.   The documentation for OMNITAB 80 was last published 1986, and there has been no significant development since then . Minitab is distributed by Minitab, LLC, a privately owned company headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Minitab LLC requested and received between $5 million and $10 million under the  Paycheck Protection Program  to avoid having to let go 250 employees.   As of 2021, Minitab LLC had subsidiaries in the UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong, and Australia

5. Interoperability LLC also produces other software that can be used in conjunction with Minitab ; Minitab Connect helps businesses centralize and organize their data, Quality Trainer is an  eLearning  package that teaches statistical concepts, Minitab Workspace provides project planning and visualization tools , and Minitab Engage  is a tool for Idea and Innovation Management , as well as managing Six Sigma  and Lean manufacturing deployments. In October 2020, Minitab launched the first cloud-based version of its statistical software

6. Features of Minitab Measurement systems analysis Contour and rotating 3D plots Analysis of Variance Linear and nonlinear regression Binary , ordinal and nominal logistic regression Measurement Systems Analysis Exact failure, right-, left-, and interval- censored data Random number generator Extensive preferences and user profiles Chi-square , Fisher’s accurate, and other tests

7. Minitab Cost Minitab has two types of licenses, the first one is the annual network license, and the other one is a single license. You can purchase the Minitab, or you can upgrade it to the latest version by paying some money to Minitab . For academic users, the Minitab cost you around $29.99 for 6-month rent and $49.99 for 12-month rent . For a multi-user network, you need to get in touch with them. And for the single-user license, you need to spend $2348 one time. Or if you upgrade you Minitab version to the latest one, then you need to pay $1432 . 

8. Minitab Learning Like MS Excel, Minitab is also offering training support for the users. But if I talk about the ease of learning, then it is not as easy as MS Excel. It is popular among the Six Sigma professionals . It means that if you want to perform specific tasks in Minitab, then you need to have prior training . Minitab is officially offering many courses to the users, and these courses are divided into 2 Categories i.e., Manufacturing and the Services. You can also get onsite training and public training from the Minitab. Apart from that, it is also offering the E-learning to its users. 

9. Minitab Support Minitab beats MS Excel at this point of comparison. It is offering outstanding support to the users. It is offering a variety of online support to the users. You can get the data set, the documentation, downloads the additional tools for Minitab, videos, webinars, FAQs of installations, blog, software updates, licensing, and activation.

10. Minitab jobs Senior Specialist Sales Management Advisor Quality Manager Pharma Quality Associate Project Development Engineer Sales Management Advisor Program Manager Data Analyst Design Engineer Process Improvement Manager

11. Conclusion Minitab is use in educational, small, medium, and even large enterprises. It is offering lots of features. Minitab is also offering diverse job opportunities, but you need to have excellent command over Minitab. Now it’s up to you what you are going to learn between Excel vs Minitab.